Sunday, January 29, 2012

WHY INVITE ONLY TO HUMILIATE ME - ELYAS

UPDATE - BAM CLARIFIES

"Firstly, please allow us to apologise to Tan Sri. It was never an
intention to humiliate and embarrass anybody, in particular Tan Sri who
we have much respect and admiration. To prove my point, we made sure
that we received him during his arrival, and we made sure he was
comfortable throughout the function. It was a genuine mistake on our
part in making the mistake in placement of the seating for the night.
Not wanting to be seen giving any excuse, but having to organise to very
important events, i.e the Malaysia Open and the Appreciation Night was
indeed overwhelming. In the excitement of wanting to do the best for our
ex-greats, we overlooked certain matters, and that we must apologise
for it."

Kenny Goh

General Manager

Badminton Association of Malaysia

Tan Sri Elyas Omar is known as the man with
the golden touch. Born in 16 November 1936, Tan Sri Elyas rose to
prominence in sports when he was the Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur from
1981 to 1992.

As revealed by this blog, Elyas was snubbed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia at a recent appreciation night. And in the video above, Elyas lays bare how he felt by the treatment.

Under the guidance of Tan Sri Elyas, badminton regained some lost glory
when Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in 1992. From then on, the badminton
scene in Malaysia also changed.

Tan Sri Elyas is also credited for lighting the Kuala Lumpur football
team to a higher level when he was the President of the Kuala Lumpur FA
from 1984 to 1996. Cycling also enjoyed some steady growth and success
when Tan Sri Elyas was heading the national body from 1984 to 1988.

Tan Sri Elyas, was the Sports Commissioner, from 2004 till 2007, also the
President of Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) from 1991 to 1993 and
the Vice President of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) from 1984
to 1998.

He shared his sentiments on various issues with regards to badminton, football and the current state of affairs in sports. This blog will release more video excerpts in the next few days.